Plot Synopsis

NEVENKA: BREAKING THE SILENCE is a three-episode series that tells the story of Nevenka Fernandez, the plaintiff in Spain's first successful lawsuit against a politician for sexual harassment. Nevenka breaks her silence after 20 years. The series opens with a young Nevenka being elected to the city council of her hometown Ponferrada in 1999, only to find herself the target of its charismatic and conservative mayor. Harassed by the mayor at home and work -- he calls her as many as 30 times a day -- Nevenka flees to Madrid a wreck until she decides to file charges. The trial against Ismael Alvarez splits the town of Ponferrada. Although Nevenka wins the lawsuit -- the first of its kind in Spain -- she pays a price. On Friday, March 5, 2021 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT, Netflix released all three episodes of NEVENKA: BREAKING THE SILENCE.